dirty, sordid, shoddy
(adjective) unethical or dishonest; “dirty police officers”; “a sordid political campaign”; “shoddy business practices”
cheapjack, shoddy, tawdry
(adjective) made of inferior workmanship and materials; “cheapjack moviemaking...that feeds on the low taste of the mob”- Judith Crist
shoddy
(noun) reclaimed wool fiber
Source: WordNet® 3.1
shoddy (comparative shoddier, superlative shoddiest)
Of poor quality or construction
(dated) pretentious, sham, counterfeit
(dated) ambitious by reason of newly-acquired wealth; nouveau riche
shoddy (countable and uncountable, plural shoddies)
A low-grade cloth made from by-products of wool processing, or from recycled wool.
(dated) Worthless goods.
(colloquial, dated) Vulgar pretence or sham.
Source: Wiktionary
Shod"dy, n. Etym: [Perhaps fr. Shed, v. t.; as meaning originally, waste stuff shedor thrown off.]
1. A fibrous material obtained by "deviling," or tearing into fibers, refuse woolen goods, old stockings, rags, druggets, etc. See Mungo.
2. A fabric of inferior quality made of, or containing a large amount of, shoddy.
Note: The great quantity of shoddy goods furnished as army supplies in the late Civil War in the United States gave wide currency to the word, and it came to be applied to persons who pretend to a higher position in society than that to which their breeding or worth entitles them.
Shod"dy, a.
Definition: Made wholly or in part of shoddy; containing shoddy; as, shoddy cloth; shoddy blankets; hence, colloquially, not genuine; sham; pretentious; as, shoddy aristocracy. Shoddy inventions designed to bolster up a factitious pride. Compton Reade.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 April 2024
(noun) a viewpoint toward a city or other heavily populated area; “the dominant character of the cityscape is it poverty”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
